by Michael Crichton · POCKET · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266141178
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«La proie» is the techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, published by POCKET in paperback (468 pages, in French).
Julia runs Xymos, a Silicon Valley company that manufactures military nanoparticles. Her behavior becomes erratic; her husband Jack, a computer scientist, gets himself hired at Xymos as a consultant. At a tech complex in Nevada, Jack discovers the limits of science and a tiny self-replicating predator that threatens the Earth.
Published in 2004, this French edition is a translation by Patrick Berthon of the English original «Prey».
For fans of Michael Crichton and the techno-thriller.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
